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Tropical Storm Dorian's maximum sustained winds increased to 50 mph with higher gusts recorded Sunday, and forecasters said the storm appears to be getting better organized.

Dorian is moving west at 14 mph and it's center was about 375 miles east-southeast of Barbados, where a tropical storm warning is in effect, according to the National Hurricane Center's update Sunday.

Tropical storm warnings also have been issued for St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Tropical storm watches are in effect for Martinique and Grenada.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said the storm was getting a little better organized. A turn to the west-northwest is expected Monday. Tropical storm-force winds extend 35 miles from the center.

"While still looking a bit ragged, convection has continued to increase near the center of Dorian," according to the latest advisory.

Additional watches are expected for portions of the Windward and Leeward Islands. Elsewhere, the National Hurricane Center urged interests in Puerto Rico and Hispaniola to monitor the storm's progress.

Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Dorian could be near hurricane strength Wednesday over the eastern Caribbean Sea.

Tropical storm conditions are expected within the watch area late Monday. Dorian could produce rainfall totals of two to four inches in parts of the Lesser Antilles, with up to six inches in a few places.

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Dorian's future is difficult to predict, the hurricane center stated in its advisory Sunday.

"The intensity forecast appears to be a battle between an increasingly conducive oceanic and shear environment during the next couple of days versus plentiful dry air in the mid-levels of the atmosphere," the advisory stated. "These mixed conditions primarily point toward slow strengthening during that time while Dorian approaches the Windward Islands, and no change has been made to the first part of the forecast.

"While Dorian still has a chance to become a hurricane over the eastern Caribbean, model guidance has been trending toward a higher-shear environment caused by a large upper low in a few days."